Giovanna - secrets of the heart

Modern-day echo: Damaged by the Luftwaffe in 1943, the house has been left to decay, and is now mostly a shell. But visitors can still stroll through 11 acres of gardens designed by Capability Brown - which were commissioned during Lady Worsley's residency there, in 1779.

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